USAF record 28979508 (1958)
28979508
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 18 August 1958
2. LOCATION 5 Mi W of Bismark, North Dakota
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 18/1330Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Binoculars [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 40 mins
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White, balloon like obj, looked like balloon, bright flash followed by a white glow, high overhead. Stationary at first, then moving slowly to the East.
11. COMMENTS Everything points to obj being balloon.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 18 August 1958 2. LOCATION 5 Mi W of Bismark, North Dakota 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 18/1330Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:…
- Page 2 1 Witness TCZCSOC678ZCOYAS14 PF RJEDSO DE RJWZGU 1H P 1874452 FP CCDR 786TH ACWRON TC RJEDDN/KCMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFE RJWZGU/CCMDR 2S ADIV RJEDSO/CCMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER…
- Page 3 B.DESCRIPTION OF COURSE 1. BRIGHT LIGHT 2. [OVERHEAD] 3. [OVERHEAD, HIGH AND DISSAPEARING] 4. [TO THE EAST] 5. STATIONARY AT FIRST BUT MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST 6. BEFORE DISSAPEARING 7. SLOWLY TO…
- Page 4 1. GOOD 2. G,000-14/19 SE 18,000-27/15 W 16,000-27/12 W 28,000-27/19 W 38,000-31/4 NW 58,084-31/4 NW 88,92-N/A 3. HIGH THIN BROKEN- 4. 15 PLUS 5. N/A 6. NONE H. SPUDNIK III WAS DUE TO ARRIVE AT…